I’m wondering if anyone can help with a query I have regarding global scale seasonal ice cover?
This is obviously going to be impossible to ascertain with any great degree of accuracy, but if we assume that ‘permanent’ ice cover comprises ~10% of the Earth’s surface, I was wondering if anyone had a ballpark figure for how much additional surface ice cover the planet gains over a year when lakes, seas and rivers freeze during the cooler months? (i.e. if we were to add up all this transient ice cover for the planet over the course of a year, what would the additional percentage surface ice cover be?).
Thanks in advance for any estimate or additional information anyone can provide.
Best wishes, Phil.
Dr P R Porter
Principal Lecturer in Physical Geography
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University of Hertfordshire
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